The younger age of abortion is the "bitter fruit" of ignorance

On May 19, Professor Chen Yijun of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences published an investigation report, saying that the trend of underage girls having abortions in China is getting worse and worse, with the proportion of underage patients reaching 40 to 50%. According to Chen Yijun's investigation, a case of a 9-year-old girl having an abortion was found in Nanning, Guangxi, and the person responsible was a 13-year-old boy. (Guangzhou Daily, May 20)

We have heard about the sexual behavior of boys and girls for a long time. However, due to the taboo of sex, people are more accustomed to moral condemnation whenever such things happen, and rarely understand the motivations of boys and girls to have sex, let alone how to guide boys and girls to view and treat sex. Little do people know that the taboo of parents, the lack of school education, and the increase of social inducements have led to some boys and girls being ignorant of sex, using sex as a way to settle their restless youth, and finally bearing such "bitter fruit".

Little do they know that such a narrow way of placing restless youth will cost boys and girls too much - not to mention that when the two sexes are attracted to each other, it will consume and delay the precious learning time of boys and girls. The fact that they have sexual behavior when they lack an emotional foundation and the future is still unclear will also pose a hidden danger to their future emotions and even normal interactions and relationships. Especially if they have an abortion after becoming pregnant, it will deprive girls of their right to be mothers prematurely, and the harm to their physical health is difficult to estimate.

Prevention and rescue are not helpless. When the sexual behavior of boys and girls first caused adverse effects in society, experts had spread a lot of relevant common sense and knowledge. After the results of this survey came out, experts also provided a lot of practical measures: such as calling on parents and teachers to encourage boys and girls to interact openly, and teaching children the three "firewalls" for establishing sexual relationships. These are far more practical than moral condemnation.

Therefore, parents, schools, and society should not turn a deaf ear to the experts' advice. Parents, as the direct guardians, should not be blinded by taboos. You should know that every step forward in the trend of younger abortions for underage girls means that a specific boy or girl is harmed; when it becomes a trend, it goes beyond the concept of the "bitter fruit" of a boy or girl, and it is a burden that the future society cannot bear. It is time to face it directly and implement it from the perspective of strengthening public education.